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CATMAIUXEXDAli. 
REVEL. 
[LETTER FROM A YACHTSMAN.] 
I send you two sketches of Revel. The one is a sort of 
panorama of the east side of the bay; the other, a sketch 
taken from the yacht when lying inside the mole-head. 
Revel is a pretty, quaint old town, built on a low hill at the 
bead of a deep bay formed by a point of land running out 
from the heights of Catharinendal to Wolf Island on the 
cast, and Nargen Island on the west. There is deep water 
close up to the mole, ten or twelve fathoms, strong mud ; 
just round the mole-head, where merchant-vessels bring up, 
is from six to four fathoms. The ships of war lie inside the 
mole. The town itself is fortified, but commanded by the 
MOLE. 
heights of Catharinendal. The slope of the hill is well < 
wooded ; and there are the public gardens and numerous 
villas. The distance, I should fancy, from the lighthouses 
to tho town, as the crow flies, is not more than a mile, if as 
much. Towards St. Bridget tho land is heathy. A road 
comes across the country here, and passes along the foot of 
the heights to Revel. Across the land, at about nine or 
ten miles from St. Bridget, is a bay with sandy shores. OfF 
the mouth of the bay aro three shoals, water only a few 
feet on parts of them. The two lights in one carry you 
in clear of them. There is a good channel between Nargen 
Island and the mainland, giving tho island a berth of u mile 
and a half. In Nargen Road, between that island and 
Suross Head, on which is a lighthouse, i9good anchorage for 
largo ships. There is a small sandy Island between Revel 
and Nargen, op which was a target for gunnery pructico 
from the ships ; but I saw no works on it, or on Nargen, 
nor anywhere except immediately about the town and molo. 
On the crest of a hill near the north-east horn of the hay, 
are the picturesquo ruins of an old custle. Tho spires of tho 
churches give a singular appearance to the town ; they can 
be seen for miles, even as far as when off Fort Baltic, bo- 
tween which place and Revel tho country Is finely wooded, 
the high white cliffs looking very fine, lopped with forest, 
principally pine and birch. Nnrgcn is one mass of plno- 
wood down to the water’s edg». The country to the 
south-west of Revel, inland, is for some distance low and 
undulating. 
GOVERNMENT BUDDINGS. 
PANORAMIC VIEW OF REVEL. — Sketched on tiie Spot by Vice Commodore Peard, “Contest" Schooner, It. W.Y. C. 
Hango Island, near Sweaborg. The rendezvous is the 
island of Landsorfc. Rear-Admiral Corry, in the Neptune, 
120, who was detached from the fleet on the 15th, with 13 
sail, rejoined on the afternoon of the 18th. The Leopard 
brings information that seven Russian line-of-battle ships 
and one frigate were frozen-in at Helsingfors. 
COPENHAGEN. 
Tho crews of the Russian prizes, which had been brought 
tip to the roads here by the Tribune, wore set at liberty on 
the Russian Ambassador’s guaranteeing for the men, that 
they should not be called on again during this war to serve 
against England and France ; any parole of the individuals 
themselves would of courso have been of little value, the con- 
tracting parties not being free agents to enter or withdraw 
from the service. The passengers on board the ships were 
also set at liberty, but without reserve. 
FRENCH FLEET IN THE DOWNS. 
At anchor. — Ships of tho line — L’Inflexible, 90 guns, 
Le Duguesclin, 90 guns, Le Gemmapes, 100 guns, LeTage, 
100 guns, Le Breslau, 90 guns. Frigates — La Vinginio, 5-1 
Buns, La I'oursuivant, 54 guns. Steam frigates — Le Darien, 
20 guns, L e Lucifer, 6 gun-;. On tlieir arrival in the Downs 
they were saluted by her Majesty’s screw steamer Majestic, 
guns, and responded to by the French ship of the line 
L Inflexible, 90 guns. 
Mr. V. Weber, Vice-Consul at Ramsgate, and Mr. 
George Hammond, consular agent of France at Deal, paid 
an official visit to Admiral Parscval Duchoncs on board 
-L Inflexible, and on their leaving were saluted with the 
customary number of guns. 
Arrival of the Atlantic. — Uu Friday alefinoon, 
about three o’clock, tho United States mail steam-ship 
Atlantic, Captain West, arrived in the Mersey with the 
usual malls from the United Stakes and British North Ame- 
!' ,C0, She sailed from New York on tho 16th i nst., and has 
.'rough t, besides the mails, 180 passengers, and 700,000 dols. 
in specie on freight. At tho departure of tho steamer 
April 16th, NOTHING HAD BEBN HEARD OF THE ClTY OF 
Glasgow screw-steamer, which left on the 1st of March 
fur Philadelphia. 
A Brush for tup. Boys. — The Scalark, 8, Lieu- 
Fenwick, training brig of the naval apprentices In 
he Victory, is despatched to cruise in tho Channel, and see 
what she could pick up iu the way of prizes. 
Preparations for the Launch of the Royal 
Albert, 131, Screw Steam Ship. — Tho Royal Victoria 
and Albert steam yacht has been ordered round from Ports- 
mouth to Woolwich for tho accommodation of tho Queen 
and the Royal Family on the occasion of the launch of the 
Royal Albert screw steam-ship, on the 13th of May next, 
at one o’clock p.m. The Royal Victoria and Albert steam- 
yacht will bo moored alongside the wharf wull on the north- 
west side of the slip on which the Royal Albert hus been 
built, and immediately adjoining thojiew factory and store- 
house. Tickets will be issued to the'numbor of upwards of 
5,000 for ladies, who will he accommodated with seats in 
the booths on the side of the ve-sel. Those having tickets 
will be admitted at the gates so early as ten o’clock, and the 
factory gate will bo open exclusively for those entering in 
carriages. The public will bo admitted at half-past eleven 
a.m. 
Portsmouth, April 27. — A Prussian frigate the Gefion, 
48 guns, bearing the flag of Commodore Schroeder, and tho 
Mcrcur, six guns, Captuin Kuhn, arrived at Spitliead this 
morning from Constantinople, bound to tho Baltic, Daulzic 
incited a six gun ship to make an attack upon them. The 
name of the English steamer is not known. 
Death of Lord Cockbukn. — It is with grout regret 
that wo learn the death of Houry, Lord Cockburn, one of 
tho Judges of the Court of Session in Scotland, which took 
place iu Edinburgh on the 26th inst., after a short illness. 
COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. 
Royal Yacht Squadron Intelligence. — Tho 
annual general meeting of the members of tho squadron 
tukes place at the Tlmtchcd-houso Tavern on Friday, the 
12th of May, when seven members will be bullotlcd for. 
Mr. Woodliouse has sold his yacht (the Gondola) to the 
Earl of Lichfield. The schooner-yacht Hornet, of 140 tons, 
building byjRatsey for John Naylor, Esq., of Liverpool, is 
ordcrod to bo launched to-day, (Saturday.) 
being their destination. 
A remarkable circumstance in connection with the present 
aspect of the relations between England and Prussia hus 
occurred in consequence of the arrival of the above-n lined 
ships. They diave landed seven Prussian naval officers, 
for service on board English men-of-war, to enable them 
to gain a practical knowledge of the service, and quality 
them for duty on board men-of-wur of tlieir own nation. 
This interchange of kindly actions does not look like any 
immediate rupture between tho two countries. 
The Gefion, in pussing up Channel m ar the Lizard, was 
taken to be a Russian man-of-war, sailing under Prussian 
colours. The vessel that made this mistake was an English 
war steamer of six guns, currying three masts. The latter 
bore down upon the supposed Russian, opening her ports 
and showing other hostile indications. Commodore Schroe- 
der from this concluded that war had been declared between 
England and Prussia, and opened his ports, and prepared 
for°action. At the same time he appears to have felt much 
surprise at a ship of six guns bearing down to engage one of 
48. On more closely approaching, however, the English 
steamer appears to have discovered her orror, aud then re- 
tired from the anticipated contest. The Prussians concluded 
that the error arose from tho similarity of the Russian and 
Prussian nationul colours, the little difference between them 
being concealed by tho Gcfion’s colours hanging loosely, 
owing to the little wind at the time. Tho officers of the 
Gefion do not conceal tboir admiration of the pluck that 
THE BRITISH TROOPS AT GALLIPOLI. 
THURSDAY.— Lords —T he Earl of Ellenborough cnUed attention 
to the absence of uny preparations for the English troop* on tlieir ar- 
rival at Gallipoli, unit to the gifcut Inconveniences which they were 
compelled to submit to. It appeared, he said, from a communication 
In the newpapers, that tho vessel, the Golden Fleece, arrived nt Unit 
place on a Thursday, but In consequence of previous Instructions 
having been received by our Consuls at tho Dardanelles, they could 
not be landed until the following Saturday, and then they found tlmt 
no proper accommodation was provided for them. Ho wished to know 
who was responsible for whut had occurred. 
The Duke of Newcastle said the Government was answerable for 
any neglect In supplying the wunts of the troops, hut having read tho 
article to which the noble lord referred, he could state from hi* ojvn 
knowledge, that a vast proportion of its contents were entirely In- 
correct. Of course, he could not state, without making some inquiry, 
whether all the statements were untrue, but ample preparations had 
been made by Government In regard to the medical and commissariat 
departments of the expeditionary army, and so far from our consuls 
not havlDg Instructions for the troops, ho lmd himself received a report 
from Mr. Calvert, one of our consuls, four weeks ago, as to the capa- 
bility of Gallipoli to afford the necessary accommodation. Ho believed 
that the preparations made for our troops would bear | comparison i with 
those of the French Government, and he thought It was oxtiemdy 
unfair for a gentleman to write home such unfair accounts. 
The Earl of Eltenborough said he was extremely glad to find that 
the assertions mode In the communication In question were untrue. 
— [We have ourselves lived at Gallipoli, and we know our troops will 
find It anything but fit for them.- Kd. ’Tikld. ] 
Commons —In reply to Mr. U> GluBonj 
Sir J. Graham said, with regard loan order said to have been Issued 
bv the French Government to release Russian merchant ships ulih.h 
have been taken as prizes, as the right hon. gentleman had not given 
notice of his question he must beg he would repeat It on another occa* 
alon. 
